Gender Spectrum, which “provides education, training and support to help create a gender sensitive and inclusive environment for all children and teens,” has launched a beautiful new Web site with a ton of information and resources.
Parents of transgender or gender-variant children will find the site (and organization) of particular interest, but other parents and educators should check it out as well. Even if your children aren’t transgender or gender-variant, you never know when they might have a friend or classmate who is.
Gender Spectrum’s executive director is Stephanie Brill, author of The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals, which I reviewed here, and of The New Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth.
The Gender Spectrum site was built by Sarah Dopp, a Web developer, social media consultant, and the founder and community manager of Genderfork. Some of you may know her from the Geek Labs she ran at various BlogHer and BlogHer Reach Out conferences. I met her briefly during the Boston Reach Out tour. (Design for the Gender Spectrum site was done by Devin Lyttle, whom I don’t know, but I’m sure is a lovely person as well.)
Check it out!
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